WILLEMSTAD - The Meteorological Service of Curaçao (Meteo) warns of a large number of storms and some hurricanes that will pass through the Caribbean in the coming period. The first half of the hurricane season has been uneventful so far.
Hurricane season is from June 1 to November 30. Since the beginning of June, three named storms have passed and not a single hurricane. Still, the prospect remains that an above-average number of storms will develop in the second half of the hurricane season.
An overview of the Meteo shows that in the period from 1991 to 2020 there were an average of fourteen storms in the Caribbean, seven of which developed into hurricanes. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) expects 14 to 20 storms this year. Of these, six to ten may develop into a hurricane. The forecast is based on measurements of seawater temperature in the Atlantic Ocean and wind strength in higher layers of the atmosphere.
The weather service emphasizes that Curaçao, Aruba and Bonaire are located on the edge of the hurricane belt, the area in the Atlantic Ocean where there is the greatest chance of hurricanes. The Meteo therefore advises to remain alert and to be prepared for the threat and impact of a tropical cyclone.